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Billy Joe Rater

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Billy Joe Rater

Tue, 02/25/2020 - 4:22 pm

Billy Joe Rater “aka Wild Bill,” age 61, of Graham, passed away Friday, Jan. 31 in Wichita Falls.

A memorial will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, at Bethel Baptist Church in Graham, with Rev. Meeks officiating.

Rater was born Dec. 9, 1958 in Wichita Falls. Rater served in the U.S. Navy in 1978.

Rater is survived by daughter, Misty Michelle Jones, of Amarillo, and her two sons; son, Shane Thomas Rater, of Wichita Falls and wife, Joy Rater, with their daughter and two sons; sister, Anna Powell, of Weatherford. Rater is also survived by three stepchildren, five grandchildren and six step-grandchildren.

Rater was preceded in death by his father, Freddie Joe Rater, mother, Doris Ann Milligan and step-father, Howard Woodall, of Amarillo.